On The Sofa with British Mums brings you the latest on life in Dubai, the chaos and joys of motherhood, and plenty more. This week, we meet Lauren and Jen from the British Mums Team and hear about their journey in Dubai, while getting to know more about the story behind this amazing community. We also talk about going back to school, being new in Dubai and w ... Show More
Jan 20
Buckle up, Buttercup!
Season 3, Episode 10 of On the Sofa with British Mums brings a lively, relatable chat as host Emma is joined by Jen to sit down with Lauren—a busy mum of one, pregnant with her second, long-time British Mums community member, and entrepreneur behind Ride Skipper, the British-owne ... Show More
26m 18s
Jan 6
Resolutions and Relocations
Kicking off the new year on “On the Sofa with British Mums,” I’m sitting down with Jen and Ash for a real-life chat about fresh starts, big moves, and everything in between. We dive into New Year’s resolutions that actually feel achievable, what it’s like to juggle life between D ... Show More
28m 51s
Dec 16
Sun, Snow, and Sleigh Bells
This is the final episode of 2025 on “On the Sofa with British Mums.”Emma is joined by Lauren and Becci from the British Mums dream team for a properly festive chat to round off the year.In this episode, they talk all things Christmas traditions, from the cosy childhood memories ... Show More
23m 42s
Dec 2023
Our American Farewell: Choosing Dubai for Love, Life, and a Little One
🌟 Welcome to a very special episode of our podcast: "Our American Farewell: Choosing Dubai for Love, Life, and a Little One." 🌟 In this heartwarming and adventurous episode, join us, Max and Mai, as we dive deep into our life-altering decision to leave the familiar streets of A ... Show More
49m 20s
Mar 2021
Growing up online and bribing our mums | Anastasia Kingsnorth & Julie Stanton
Welcome to Mum Made Me Do It - Series 2! Join me, Saffron Barker and my mum Wendy as we chat all things mums and daughters in everyday life, totally unfiltered.
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In this episode we have our first ever guests! Yes, Mum and I are talking to one of my best friends, Anastacia King ... Show More
37m 38s
Nov 2023
We're Back... Dubai, LA and Essex!
It's been a while hasn't it...We're so sorry that we've not had an episode for a while guys. As you'll hear in the ep, we've been all over the place. We talk about Sam's house progress, living in a hotel room with 3 kids and LA.Both of us surprised the kids by meeting up in Dubai ... Show More
34m 33s
Jan 2021
Moving house, older brothers & lethal Christmas games
Welcome to Mum Made Me Do It.
Join me, Saffron Barker and my mum Wendy as we chat all things mums and daughters in everyday life, totally unfiltered.
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It's 2021! Let's have a catchup - we have some explaining to do. In this episode hear about why Mum didn't make it to Dubai, m ... Show More
35m 8s
May 2021
A Good old Gossip, Thirsty Builders and Answering a Bugbear about Us!!
Welcome to Mum Made Me Do It - Series 2! Join me, Saffron Barker and my mum Wendy as we chat all things mums and daughters in everyday life, totally unfiltered.
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This week Mum and I take the opportunity of the pod to have a good old catch-up! I've been in Manchester and Mum's ... Show More
45m 34s